Apparatus for winding wire from one reel to another while same is being polished.



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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE,

ADOLPHE GUIMOND, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

APPARATUS FOR WINDING WIRE FROM ONEREEL TO ANOTHER WHILE SAME IS BEING POLISHED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 694,01 1, dated February 25, 1902.

Application filed May '7, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPHE GUIMOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts,haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovementsin Apparatus for Winding Wire from One Reel to Another While the Same is Being Polished, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for winding wire from one reel to another while the same is being polished; and the main object of my invention is the provision of a machine of this character which is readily stopped or started, which will leave one lap of wire or more on its wheel when it stops, which can be operated from either end and at any speed, and which will prevent the waste of: wire and of time, as is customaryin all machines now in use.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a machine of this character which is the embodiment of simplicity, durability, and cheapness in construction and operation, and therefore very efficient and practical.

To attain the desired objects, my invention consists of a machine of'this character'embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein. 7

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine or frame. Fig. 2 is a similar view with one of the side frames removed. Fig. 3 is a top plan View with the top platforms removed. Fig. 4 is a detail View of one of the operating-levers and connections removed. Fig. 5 is a detailed view of one of the winding wheels or drums and the nearby operating mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detailed View of the outer end of the operating-lever and the stopping mechanism.

Referring by numeral to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a base having rising therefrom the side frames 2, which are each connected together at the top by means of the two platforms 3. These side frames are composed of the longitudinal and transverse strips 4 and the top rails 5, which are downwardly curved toward their ends. Journaled in the lower central portion of the sides is the shaft 6, carrying the pulley 7, and the two similar Serial No.59,153. (No model.)

power-transmitting pulleys 8. Journaled also between the sides of the frame at the junction of the top and end rails are the shafts 9, upon each of which are mounted the loose pulley 10 and the stationary pulley 11. Also mounted upon and revoluble with the shaft and pulley 11 is the large wire-winding wheel or drum 12, which consists of the hub 13, having the groove 14.- therein, the channeled or grooved rim 15, and the integral brake-receiving rim or flange 16. Passing through an opening in the brace or bar 17 is the brakecord 18, which is limited in its movement by means of the stops 19, and in order that the cord will exert the proper tension upon the drum 12 Ip'lace the weights 20 upon their free ends.

To transmit power from the central shaft, I employ the belts 21, which are shifted from the loose pulleys 10 to the other pulley 11 to revolve the drums by means of the pivoted lever 22. This (leverthere being one to each drum) is pivoted at 23 to the bar 17 and is adapted to have a movement toward and from the drum. It consists of the shoe 24, which engages the belt or band to move it from the loose to the stationary pulley upon one end, and the flattened end 25, which is adapted to slide in and be guided in its movement by means of the slot 26 of the inwardly-projecting arm 27, which is further provided with the short vertical slot 28. To normally keep the belt uponthe loose pulley, I attach a loose connection 29, carrying a weight 30, to the .lever and have the connection guided in its course by means of the upwardly inwardly extending arm 31, said arm carrying a pulley 32. Connected to and having its inner end mounted in the slot 28 is the lever 33,

which is provided with long-pointed outer end 34:. Connected upon the extreme end 25 of the lever 22 and extending toward the side of the frame is a shoe 35, which guides the lever so as to not interfere with the working of the bifurcated lever, and in order that this lever may be raised or lowered to engage the springactuated stop 36, which fits in the slot of the drums hub, I employ the lever 37 ,which is fulcrumed to the outer end of the lever 22 and operates the pivoted dog or detent 38, carried by the inner end thereof, through the pull cord or wire 39. When this lever is operated, the bifurcated lever is raised at its innor end, so that its outer end is lowered to escape engagement with the stop 36. This stop 36 is especially adapted to operate automatically-that is, when the wire has been Wound off the drum and there are very few strands left thereon the projection or stud 40, which enters the opening or slot 41 in the periphery of the drum, is released by the wire, and the spring 42, which is connected to the rod 43 and a spoke of the drum, causes the rod to raise, and consequently raises the stop 36, which engages the outer end of the bifurcated lever and stops the drum before the wire is reeled entirely 0d of the drum, thus saving the wire and a great amount of time. As the next strand of wire is placed upon the drum this projection or stud is pressed upon, and the stop 36 enters its slot and is then flush with the hub of the drum.

It has been my intention to produce a ma chine which is provided with a top p atform to receive a polishing mechanism and be so constructed as to wind the wire from one drum to the other, allowing it to pass through the polishing-machine and be polished and made ready for plating.

The operation is therefore readily understood and is as follows: The wire-polishing machine (not shown or described) is in place, fitting in the opening in the top of the frames platform in such manner as to allow the strands of wire to pass through the polishingmachine, or, rather, be drawn therethrough. The wire is placed upon the Winding wheels or drums and then by pushing the operatinglever toward either drum the drum and shaft are caused to revolve. This of course will operate both drums, and if at any time the machine is to be stopped it is simply necessary to push the lever away from the drum and the weighted rope or brake will then stop the wheel after a few revolutions. When the wire has nearly been wound from one of the drums, the spring-actuated stop is released and caused to engage the free end of the lever 33, which brings the drum to a full stop automatically.

WVhat I claim, and desire to protect by Let'- ters Patent, is-

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination, of a frame, of means for winding the drum, and means for automatically stopping the drum when one lap of wire is left thereon. Y

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a power-transmitting shaft mounted therein, windingdrums mounted in the ends of the shaft,

. means for causing said drums to be operated,

means for normally holding said operating means out of use, and means for automatically stopping the drums before the wire is entirely unwound therefrom.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination, of a frame, a power-transmitting shaft mounted therein, windingdrums mounted in the frame and adapted to be operated by said shaft, a lever mounted in the frame and adapted to set the drums in motion, a brake to stop said drums when said lever is operated to shift the power, and an automatic stop operated by the wire before the wire is entirely unwound from the drums.

4. In a machine of the character described,

the combination, of a base, sides rising upward therefrom, platforms connecting said sides at the top, a shaft located in the lower central part of the frame, shafts mounted in the ends of said frame, loose pulleys mounted upon said end shafts, belts connected to said pulleys and the central shaft, a windingdrum mounted upon the end shafts, a lever to shift the belts from the loose pulley to revolve the drum, means to normally hold said lever and the belt upon the loose pulley, a weighted brake to stop said drums when the lever shifts the belt upon the loose pulley, and means for automatically stopping the drums before the wire is entirely unwound from the drums.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPI-IE GUIMOND. Witnesses:

CHARLES OVELLETTE, GEORGE O. HADFIELD. 

